New Jersey State Police, New Jersey
End of Watch Saturday, December 2, 1961
Add to My HeroesJohn W. Staas
Trooper John Staas was killed in an automobile accident while on patrol in Mullica Township.
Trooper Staas was traveling west on the White Horse Pike in heavy fog and struck the left rear of a truck going the same direction. His police car careened off the road and into a tree and was pronounced dead at the scene. The dense fog was a traffic hazard for most of South Jersey.
Trooper Staas was a United States Navy veteran of World War II and had served with the New Jersey State Police for almost seven years. He was survived by his wife, two sons, and two daughters.
Bio
- Age 34
- Tour 6 years, 11 months
- Badge 1382
- Military Veteran
Incident Details
- Cause Automobile crash
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